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Title
The council of war
Creator
Sartain, William, 1843-1924, artist
Sartain, William, 1843-1924, publisher
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1865
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman in a Council of War in front of a tent smoking cigars and pointing at a map; ammunition and soldiers in background.
"Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1865, by William Sartain, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."--text, bottom center margin. "Engraved & Published by William Sartain 728 Sansom St. Philada."--text, bottom center margin.
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 38.1 x 48.26 cm (15 x 19 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_MIL_000971
383530
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1247
Language
English
Subject
Generals--United States--Pictorial works
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Pictorial works
Military camps--Pictorial works
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891--Pictorial works
Soldiers--Pictorial works
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Lithographs--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Portrait prints. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Military
Large Size
American Civil War
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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